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Iron County register., 1887-11-03
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

"A modest-looking man with
brown whiskers turns up now and
again at public festivals in the East,
and, by one chance or another, is
recognized as R. B. Hayes, of Ohio.
Mr.. Hayes was at one time in the Fed
eral service.-N Y. Star.
The New York Sun remarks
that, LATTER all, the majority of the
American people are not fools" Well,
we should surmise not. This fact was
settled when nineteen-twentieths of
the voters refused to vote for Ben But
Ter for observation-disclosures Co7sstitu-
tton.
The burden of the anti-Adminis-
tration editors present song is that
the President of the United States is
imbecile, rebel, unclean, false
friend, liar, a thief-and so on
through the whole gamut of vitupera-
ton. Truly, this is free county,
Chicago Herald.
The Democratic Administration
is redeeming Democratic pledges The
peoples land is being rescued from
the hungry maw of monopolists, and
held in sacred trust for the homeless.
The giant corporations that controlled
the servants of the people during Re-
publican rule are no longer in posi-
tion to bleed the people by corruptine
their servants. Post.
There is nothing in any fair con.
struction of the Civil-Service law, OIL
of the orders of the President issued
thereupon that prevents any citizen in
office or out of office from belonging
to an association, even if that as.
-sociation be political in its scope
The aim of the law and of the Presi
dent is to prevent the using of official
authority and influence to unduly con
troll political conventions and elec
tions.-Troy Press.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03
FOB OUR YOUNG FOLKS
sYzENTEREs.

Did you ever hear of the place. my dears,
That is called the country Of Syzenteress
Where the children whine and the babies cry,
And even the grown folks droop and sigh9
Their faces are long with q look of dread.
Their eyes are moist, and their noses red;
For the trials and troubles and doubts and fears,
Are the commonest things in Syzenteres.
Whenever the day is bright and warm
They frown and say: Look out for q storm"
Whenever 1t happens to rain or snow
They grumble and say it's always so.
They eat their fruit when it's green and small,
For fear 1t should blight, or wither and fall,
For people will shut their eyes and ears
To omens Of good in Syzenteres.
The children cry when they're asked to tea,
For fear they should fail to go, you see;
Then they're kept at home because they CRY,
And they feel that the world is all awry.
If you give them doll or plaything gay,
They cry for fear 1t will break some day;
And 1t will full soon, for doubts and fears
Make all things brittle in Syzenteres.
This land is not very far away,
And you may be wanted there some day
II you pout and whine and whimper and tease,
Whenever you can not do as you please.
Just put on a smiling face and see
How happy and bright the world can be,
And never consent to live my dears,
In the sorrowful state of Syzenteres.
Youths C0UaDdni0n.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03
His Presence.

We are not afraid to go alone on a
Journey to a strange place where we
are sure that friend will meet us at the
end of the journey. The husband in a
distant city telegraphs to his wife to
come to him, and he will be at the
station to receive her. She has faith
in him. She sits amid strangers in
the cars all day. She enters the depot,
filled with strangers, at night But
there is the one familiar face, there
are the outstretched arms of love, and
the loneliness that faith cheered dur
ing the journey now ends in joyous
fruition. But our blessed SAVIOUR
does not ask us to go far away
in the spirit = world, with
the assurance that He will meet us by
and by. He comes down to the start
ing point of the strange journey. He
takes us to Himself the moment we
enter the chariot of death. That ter
ror of the unbelieving soul is the char
ioteer of Jesus for those who trust in
Him. So there is no loneliness in this
trying hour. 1t is as when BRIDE
groom comes for his bride, takes her in
his arms. rs she leaves the threshold
of her old home, and bears her to the
new home that he has prepared for
her. There is nothing sweeter in all
the revelation of Gods love than that
promise of His presence which re-
moves the loneliness OF death. -I's-
terror.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03

princely style. The mantel- pieces
OF the mansion were of china.
The house was owned by the family
for many years 1t then passed into
the hands of strangers, and was
finally pulled down. The ancient
village ofChaptico was also owned by
him. And here he gave the ground
and money for the building of a
church. Wren. who built the great
London Cathedral. was the architect
for Chaptico Church. Philip Key had
his vault built where he is buried. He
married twice. His second wife was a
Miss Barton, and she gave the first
legacy ever given in Maryland for the
education Of the poor, and her will
was recorded in Annapolis as the best
will ever made by woman. Philip
Key had several sons and one beauti-
full daughter, who married in the
famous Bruce family of Scotland. His
sons all became distinguished men,
and several married. and
their descendants. both sons
and daughters, were noted men and
women in the history of Maryland.
Hon. Philip Key, of Hamburg" who
lived on the Wicomico river and
grandson of Lord Key. WAS member
of Congress. He was a thorough
scholar and perfect gentleman, and
at nineteen. when he went to Europe
to be presented to the English court,
was considered the handsomest man
there. His daughters were said tc
have been the most beautiful women
ever raised in Maryland. The last OF
that family now living is Mrs DR., John
Briscoe, who resides in Baltimore, and
although far advanced in years she
still retains all the faculties of youth.
She was the far-famed belle, the beau.
tiful Mary Key.
Once 1 was in St. Mary's County on
visit to the late John Hall Key. OF
Hamburg. He had built splendid
house about a mile from the Wicomico
river. The buildings on that place
were said to be the finest in Lower
Maryland. Mr.. Key was a man OF
splendid appearance, and one of the
most courteous men in his house ]
ever met His aunt was the Duchess
of Argyle, Scotland He married a
Miss Reeder, most beautiful woman.
His children were perfectly beautiful,
ST. Mary's County has the honor OF
claiming the great Key family, and
the descendant of one of them that
gave unto the world tho greatest Ma
tional anthem ever penned by man,
1.-The Star-Spangled Banner. Francis
Key was like his race, not only a great
one. but good one. For generations
back it has been said Key never
turned his face from any poor man.
Hon. Philip Key was the largest land
holder ever in ST. Mary's County.
Baltimore american
Iron County register., 1887-11-03
HARMONY OF SEA-BIRDS.
A Concert Heard Among the Islands Nort
and West of Scotland.

A Concert Heard Among the Islands North
and West of Scotland.
We are all more or less charmed with
the notes of the thrushes. the warblers
and other birds of the forest who sing
in the morning and at night In the
case of these birds, 1t is comm only the
individual voices that please us most.
Not infrequently the effect of the min
gled notes is discordant. With sea-
fowl the opposite has been observed to
be the case, rs we see from Mr.. Mac
culloch's account of what he heard
among the islands north and west of
Scotland:
have often been entertained with
the extraordinary concerts of the sea-
fowl in Ailsa, the Shiant islands and
elsewhere; but never heard any or
chestra SO numerous. so various and
so perfect as this one, which seemed
to consist of almost all the birds
that frequent the seas and rocks OF
these wild coasts. should. perhaps.
do injustice to the performers. did at
tempt to assign the parts which each
took in this concert; but it WAS easy to
distinguish the short shrill treble OF
the puffins and auks. the melodious
and varied notes of the different gulls,
the tenors of tho divers and guillemots,
and the croaking ba.ses of the cor
morants. But the variety of tones was
far beyond my power of analysis. 1t
may appear ludicrous to call this
music melodious, or to speak of the
harmony formed by uch Ingredients;
yet it is q combination of sounds to
which a musician will listen with in
terest and delight, although the sep
arate cries of the different individuals
are seldom thought agreeable. Few of
the notes in this concert could, per-
haps, have been referred to the scale, il
separately examined; yet the harmony
was often as full and perfect as if it had
been the product of well-tuned instru-
ments. and the effect was infinitely
superior to that which is often heard
in a spring morning among the sing
ing birds of the forest, while it was so
entirely different as not to admit of
any comparison. In the sea-birds
there are few tones and few notes. but
they are decided and steady. The body
of sound is also far greater, and, how
ever inferior in variety or sweetness
the notes Of the individuals may be.
there is much more variety in the har.
monious combinations, and in that
which musicians would call the con-
trivance and design. Very often they
remind me of some OF the ancient re-
ligious compositions. which consist OF
a perpetual succession of fugue and
imitation on few simple notes. and
sometimes it appeared as if different
orchestras were taking up the same
phrases. Youths Companion.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03
THE HERMIT CRAB.
A Crustacean Whose Combative Nature Is
Developed Wonderfully.

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Developed Wonderfully.
These crabs are very quarrelsome
and will fight desperately, especially
if two specimens be elected from their
habitation and one of the shells re-
moved. At last the stronger puts the
weaker to flight, seizes upon the shell,
whips into it as if shot from spring.
The homeless one tries in vain to pull
him out, far at each attempt he only
retreats further and further into the
shell, pressing his legs firmly against
it. and blocking up the entrance
with his fighting claw, which is always
very much larger than its fellow. In
consequence of this combative nature
the crab is some times called by the
name of .ssoldier'' Sometimes have
caused much amusement by removing
hermit crab from its habitation and
supplying it with shell about two
sizes too small for the accommodation
of its body. No other protection be-
ing obtainable, the crab picks up the
shell, twists it round and round with
marvellous dexterity and quickness,
measures his capacity with its legs.
and at last makes the best OF
a bad business by forcing the
tip of it's body into it as
far as can be done, and then walks
about disconsolately, knowing that the
greater part of its soft person is un-
protected. When it has had time to
become thoroughly uncomfortable a
large shell should be placed in the YES
sci. In moment the crab pounces on
it, twists it about, and with move
ment almost too quick for the eye to
follow, drops the little shell and jerks
itself into the large one, where it rests
with an air of absolute content, which
is intensely ludicrous. s.-Longmaa'
Magazine.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Wonderful Development of the Form
Slaye-HOiding States.

w Onderful Development OF the Former
Slave-Hoiding States.
It is pretty clear that the South has
no time to wrangle over battle flags
and none to waste in mourning over a
"lost cause" She has 'a new found
cause" worth a dozen of that she
dropped on the field of Appomatox-
the cause of industry, which is giving
her health, plenty and happiness. -!
It used to be said in the old days be-
fore the war that the South looked
down on the North. However that
may be. if she goes on in mining and
manufacturing enterprises for twenty
years more as she has been going on
during the last half decade the North
will have to strike new gait or tho
South will be looking back at her in
the race.
Her progress during the last eight
months makes the seven-league boots
of Jack the Giant Killer quite unneces-
sary. The capital she has invested
during that time is considerably over
two hundred millions of dollars. In
seven years she has established fifteen
thousand new industries, and her iron
mining increase has jumped from three
hundred and ninety-seven thousand
tons to nearly nine hundred thousand
tons, with machine shops, flour mills,
cotton mills, lumber mills, and in fact
every thing else in proportion.
The South is not putting on any airs,
but she is making barrels of money.
All right. She has magnificent Sec
ton of the country and is working it
for all it is worth.-M Y. Herald.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03
EVlCTlONS IN IOWA.

How the House Can Improve Its Already
Splendid Land Record.
The English evictions in Iowa are in
some respects worse than those in Ire
land. In the latter there is plausible
claim that the tenant has forfeited his
rights by non-payment of rent, though
the rent is so exorbitant under the cir
cumstances as to deprive the claim of
j@stice. In Iowa the evicted are peaceful
settlers. who took possession of their
holdings and erected dwellings on
them upon the declaration of the In
terror Department that the lands
should be opened to settlement. The
claimants who are doing the eviction
act are assignees of a railroad company
which never earned its grant.
The latter ought to have been for
feited long ago, and there is every
reason to believe that the Interior De-
partment regarded it as forfeited. The
Democratic House this winter can inn
prove its land record, which is already
a splendid one. by looking into this
matter and protecting the honest set
tiers against the inheritors of railroad
robbery.
Whether Republican Senate can be
depended on to aid in the good work
is doubtful That body has shown it.
self exceedingly unwilling to interfere
with the railroad monopolists and their
assignees. Perhaps it is afraid oi
arousing the wrath of the magnates
and unloosing their tongues, which
were tied up so tight in the recent
investigation. Free Press.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03

children laugh, and finally he acted so
| badly that the teacher had to send hlm
home"
.Why Tommy Jenkins!' cried Su-
sic, interrupting her mamma at these
familiar words, ''those are the very
things you said you meant to do when
you went back to schooli'' Susie 8
amazement at the outcome OF the little
story got the better of her usual haDis
of shielding Tommy's faults
Poor Tommy! His face had been
growing very red. his chest was swell
ing and his breath coming very quickly
at the last part of the story. but when
his papa slowly lowered his paper from
his face, and said in surprised.
grieved tone: "Why, my little son!
It was altogether too much. Down
went Tommy's fair little head into his
mammals lap, and for a few minutes
the sound of his crying was all that
was heard in the room.
Susie was all pity and repentance,
and tried her best to tell how sorry she
was that she had "told on him." But
after a time Tommy's sobs ceased and
he became very quiet. Papa and mann
ma began talking about some other
little matters, then mamma said it was
bedtime. At this, Tommy raised his
head and said, in low, resolute voice:
..I'm just a-goin' back to school
Monday morning to be the best boy
there is! Iain't goin' to grow up not
to have any home and no friends. or not
to know how to do things real proper. !
really did mean to be a bad boy for a
little while, but if it's so hard to get
good again. just amt goin' to make
my papa and mamma 'shamed and
spoil myself. all for bein' bad!
And Tommy went back to school
with such good resolutions that one
day, when the teacher met his mamma,
he said Tommy was one of his best
scholars, and if he went on as he had
begun he would soon be at the head of
his division.
And papa, who was reading his paper
when mamma told of it that evening,
looked up and said in way which,
made Tommy's eyes shine with pleas
ure: ''That's my own little mani
Mrs. Harriet 4. Cheever, in Christidn at
Work.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03
IN A BAD HOLE
Tho Uncomfortable Dilemma ia Which
the G. O. r. Finds ITSELF

the g. o. r. Finds ITSELF
Complications are arising in the Re-
publican party. Since the defeat OF
Blaine in 1884 the almost unanimous
sentiment of the party seemed to favor
his denomination in 1888. Sherman
booms were launched, Allison was
placed in training. Hawiey's available
ity was suggested, Gresham and Ben
Harrison were reviewed, but IN the
end all working Republicans turned to
Blaine as the natural leader of the
party. There is no doubt still that
Blaine is the choice for President of an
overwhelming majority of the Repub-
licans. But is he availableP This is
the question that the big minds of the
party are now asking, and the re-
sponses are not suggestive OF hope for
the future. In fine, the Blaine senti-
ment is not so unanimous as it was a
year or two ago. 1t is taken for
granted that the Independent Re-
publicans who bolted the nomination
of Blaine in 1884 are ready to repeat
this performance next year. No effort
has been made by the Blaine people to
conciliate the Mugwumps, and many
conservative voters who supported
Blaine in 1884 because of a general in
disposition to unsettle things by rad
ical change in the administration OF
the Government, will support Cleve-
land next year for precisely the same
reason,
The long-headed leaders of the Re-
publican party see these things plain
ly. and while they are friendly to
Blaine they foresee that his nomina-
tion would mean inevitable defeat. It
is game of party expediency against
personal choice. Blaine's immediate
followers say that the great popular
leader must be vindicated by another
nomination. The men who are for the
party first and Blaine afterwards as
sert that the party can not survive
another defeat, and that the conditions
of the public mind are no more favor
able to Blaine now than they were
three years ago.
This does not present pleasant state
of affairs for the contemplation of
ardent Republicans. 1t Is a case of
you're cursed if you do and you're
cursed if you DON'T" If Blaine is nom-
mated the far-seeing politicians predict
inevitable defeat. If Blaine is not
nominated are the chances of Repub-
lican success any better? 1t is not
likely that Mr.. Blaine and his immedi-
ate friends would tolerate the election
of any other Republican. The election
of Republican candidate other than
Blaine in 1888 would be condemna-
ton of Blaine so pronounced that no
amount of party fealty could excuse it.
1t would be clear demonstration to
the world that Blaine was solely re-
sponsible for the defeat of the Repub-
licans in 1884 This is something that
Blaine and his friends will hardly per-
NIT. What will be the result? The
Republicans will either have to nomi-
nate Blaine and enter campaign in
which the wisest leaders of the party
see nothing but inevitable defeat, or
nominate Lincoln, Sherman or Allison,
either of whom Blaine, in self-defense,
will have to assist the Democrats in
defeating
It is an uncomfortable dilemma for
the Republicans, but it is the logic of
the situation. Louis Republican.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03
Railroads in Russia.

The total length of Russian lines IS
now about 18. 90 O miles, OF which b.
500 are worked by public companies,
most of them subsidized. and all more
or less under Government control, and
the remainder worked by the state it.
self The number of passengers car
ried from January to July was 10. $685.
264 bv the nom official lines. III, 1876
by the state lines, and $50. 0oO by
those of tho Grand Duchy of Fin
land. This showed an increase of II
per cent. over the passenger traffic
of the corresponding period OF 1886.
The total number of soldiers and mill
tary officials carried by all the lines
was TO. 900, which would make nearly
1, 500, 600 for the year. fact shedding
a curious light on the extent to which
the military element pervades Russia
The goods traffic amounted to 81. 600. :
600 tons on the lines not worked by
the state, and 1000. 600 tons on the
state lines. This was slight decreas g
on the traffic in 1886.-M Z Post
Iron County register., 1887-11-03
CARE OF THE HANDS.
4 Duty Which Every Woman Owes to Her.
self and Her Family.

Duty Which Every Woman Owes to Her.
self and Her Family.
While = true gentlewoman has some-
thing better than pair OF pretty
hands on which to base her claims to
..gentility." it is her right to keep her
hands as fair and smooth as the faith
full doing of her duties will admit.
"Who sweeps room" and sweeps it
clean, makes the action no less fine
by the wearing of pair of old kid
gloves during the process; and the
same is true of dusting, blacking a
stove. putting down carpets, cleaning
kerosene lamps, and many of the other
household duties that fall to the
mothers and daughters in homes where
no servant is kept It is quite possible,
with proper care, to do the majority of
these tasks without serious injury to
the hands. and it is often false pride
that prevents one from using the ne
cessary precautions. Many busy house
wives affect supreme indifference to
the hands, and do not hesitate to ex-
press their contempt for those who try
in any way to protect them
"Mother thinks it is SO silly.'' said a
young gil, blushing with shame on
being found sweeping in gloves But
why not as well wear gloves to protect
the hands as sweeping-cap to protect
the hair?
The occasional washing of the hands
with corn meal and borax soap, IN
tepid water, helps to keep them soft
and smooth, and glycerine mixed with
lemon juice is excellent to apply at
night
The faithful doing of ones duty is
always commendable, and the marks
of toll are no disgrace, but there is no
virtue in the abusing of the hands that
perform the labor, and for ones own
comfort due care should be taken to
keep them from becoming callous and
rough. Marian, Breok, IN Good House
keeping.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03
. Willie Wallie as a Prophet.

Willie Wallie Phelps-hey, but he's
doleful-has consented to be inter-
viewed on the political outlook. Mr..
Phelps pretends to believe that Mr..
Blaine will get an augmented vote
s.from dissatisfied Democrats and from
every Irishman who has acquired the
right of American suffrage." " What
then, is the use of holding Democratic
convention next yearP But we think
we heard Mr.. Phelps make this same
remark IN 1884. There are dime mu-
seums yearning for Democrats who
will vote for Mr.. Blaine.-KansGs City
Times.